# Maine State Route 43

State Route 43 (SR 43) is a state route from Cummings Hill Road and Intervale Road in Temple to U.S. Route 2 (US 2) and US 2A in Old Town. The route is 103 miles (166 km) long.

## Route description

Route 43 begins at an intersection with Cummings Hill Road and Intervale Road in Temple. It heads east into Farmington. The route joins U.S. Route 2 and State Route 4. U.S Route 2 leaves the routes and State Route 27 joins the routes. Route 43 heads east and junctions State Route 148. State Route 148 stays just north of the route. Then the routes have a concurrency to Anson at U.S. Route 201A and State Route 8. Route 43 crosses a river into Madison and intersects U.S. Route 201. Route 43 continues to head east and has a concurrency with State Route 150. Then it has a concurrency with State Route 151. Then it has a concurrency with State Routes 23 and 152. Route 43 heads eastward again and now the route is finally alone. Then it turns northward with State Route 11. Then the routes intersect State Route 15. After East Corinth the route is alone again. But then it has a concurrency with State Route 221. Then the route heads southeast and crosses Interstate 95 and has its eastern end at U.S. Route 2.

## Major junctions

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Franklin | Temple | 0.00 | 0.00 | Intervale Road / Cummings Hill Road | |
| Franklin | Farmington | 4.53 | 7.29 | US 2 west / SR 4 south (Wilton Road) – Wilton | Western end of US 2 / SR 4 concurrencies |
| Franklin | Farmington | 4.68 | 7.53 | US 2 east / SR 27 south (Farmington Falls Road) – New Sharon, Norridgewock, Skowhegan | Eastern end of US 2 concurrency; western end of SR 27 concurrency |
| Franklin | Farmington | 5.32 | 8.56 | SR 4 north / SR 27 north (Main Street) / Broadway | Eastern end of SR 4 / SR 27 concurrencies |
| Franklin | Industry | 11.61 | 18.68 | SR 148 east (West Mills Road) / O'Dell Road – Anson, Madison | Western terminus of SR 148 |
| Somerset | Starks | 17.50 | 28.16 | SR 134 south – New Sharon | Northern terminus of SR 134 |
| Somerset | Anson | 24.35 | 39.19 | SR 148 west (West Mills Road) – West Mills | Western end of SR 148 concurrency |
| Somerset | Anson | 25.75 | 41.44 | US 201A north / SR 8 north (Main Street) – Sugarloaf Mountain | Western end of US 201A / SR 8 concurrency |
| Somerset | Madison | 26.23 | 42.21 | US 201A south / SR 8 south (Old Point Avenue) – Norridgewock SR 148 east (Main Street) – Skowhegan | Eastern end of US 201A / SR 8 / SR 148 concurrencies |
| Somerset | Madison | 34.26 | 55.14 | US 201 – Skowhegan, Solon | Westbound traffic has a 0.05-mile (0.080 km) concurrency with US 201 |
| Somerset | Cornville | 39.71 | 63.91 | SR 150 south (Beckwith Road) – Skowhegan | Western end of SR 150 concurrency |
| Somerset | Athens | 41.64– 41.66 | 67.01– 67.05 | SR 150 north / SR 151 north (Brighton Road) – Harmony | Eastern end of SR 150 concurrency; western end of SR 151 concurrency |
| Somerset | Hartland | 53.59 | 86.24 | SR 23 south (Lower Main Street) – Canaan | Western end of SR 23 concurrency |
| Somerset | Hartland | 53.63 | 86.31 | SR 152 south (Pittsfield Avenue) / Mill Street | Western end of SR 152 concurrency |
| Somerset | Hartland | 53.82 | 86.61 | SR 151 south (Elm Street) / Commercial Street | Eastern end of SR 151 concurrency |
| Somerset | St. Albans | 56.62 | 91.12 | SR 23 north / SR 152 north (Main Street) / Mason Corner Road – Cambridge, Harmony, Dexter | Eastern end of SR 23 / SR 152 concurrencies |
| Penobscot | Corinna | 64.23 | 103.37 | SR 7 south / SR 11 south (Newport Road) – Newport | Western end of SR 7 / SR 11 concurrencies |
| Penobscot | Corinna | 64.29 | 103.46 | SR 222 east (Stetson Road) – Stetson | Western terminus of SR 222 |
| Penobscot | Corinna | 64.31 | 103.50 | SR 7 north (Dexter Road) – Dexter | Eastern end of SR 7 concurrency |
| Penobscot | Corinth | 78.46 | 126.27 | SR 94 west (Garland Road) / Beans Mill Road – Garland | Eastern terminus of SR 94 |
| Penobscot | Corinth | 80.09 | 128.89 | SR 15 south (Main Street) – Kenduskeag, Bangor | Western end of SR 15 concurrency |
| Penobscot | Corinth | 80.21 | 129.09 | SR 11 north / SR 15 north (Main Street) – Charleston, Dover-Foxcroft | Eastern end of SR 11 / SR 15 concurrencies |
| Penobscot | Hudson | 86.46 | 139.14 | SR 221 north (Hudson Road) – Bradford | Western end of SR 221 concurrency |
| Penobscot | Hudson | 88.76 | 142.85 | SR 221 south (Hudson Road) – Bangor | Eastern end of SR 221 concurrency |
| Penobscot | Old Town | 98.92– 99.12 | 159.20– 159.52 | I-95 – Bangor, Medway | Exit 197 (I-95) |
| Penobscot | Old Town | 99.66 | 160.39 | SR 16 (Bennoch Road) – Orono, Milo | |
| Penobscot | Old Town | 102.72 | 165.31 | US 2 (Center Street / Main Street) / US 2A west (Center Street) | Eastern terminus of US 2A |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ||||||

## SR 43A

There used to be a State Route 43A. It used what is now part of State Route 148.